play off

英 [ˈpleɪ ɒf]

美 [ˈpleɪ ɔːf]

网络  季后赛; 决赛; 加时赛; 加赛; 延长赛

英英释义

verb

• set into opposition or rivalry
  1. let them match their best athletes against ours
  2. pit a chess player against the Russian champion
  3. He plays his two children off against each other
  Synonym:pitopposematch

双语例句

• The match between the joint leader will is play off tomorrow. The football team's shameful performance in the cup final.
  两优胜队明天决赛。这支足球队在决胜杯赛中丢脸的表现。
• They say that the top teams in each group play off seven games against each other. City met United in the final last year, and City won.
  他们说每组的优胜队相互之间要打七场比赛以决胜负。去年决赛中，市队与联队交锋，市队获胜。
• Mike is always trailing his coat in an attempt to have a showdown with William. If the two top teams reach the same result, they will have to play off against each other next week.
  麦克总是故意寻衅，企图同威廉决一雌雄。如果这两个最强的队积分一样，他们就得在下周决一雌雄。
• "I'm looking to play off the ball a little more," McGrady said.
  “我希望传球的时间再多一点，”麦克格雷迪说。
• Corporations often play off subcontractors to get best prices.
  企业常常让供应商互相竞争以得到最好的价钱。
• But new information about the nature of the epidemic in Africa is enabling the World Bank to redefine its role to play off its strengths for maximum impact, says Lule.
  然而，有关艾滋病性质的最新资料使得世行对其作用进行重新界定，以便利用其优势发挥最大影响，Lule表示。
• Britain tried to play off European nations against each other so that she would have a balance of power.
  英国试图使欧洲国家相互对立，以便她能够保持力量均衡。
• The visitors came back the next Saturday to play off the game stopped by rain.
  客队于下周六再回来赛完因雨而中止的比赛。
• All the newspaper reporters wrote the play off as useless.
  所有报纸记者都认为那个戏毫无价值。
• He tried to play off two of his colleagues against each other.
  他企图挑拨他的两个同事之间的关系。